WASHINGTON – Behind five in double figures, the Georgetown University men's basketball team defeated the UAlbany Great Danes 100-68 on Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena. Micah Peavy led Georgetown with 24 points on 9-for-14 shooting en route to GU's sixth victory of the season. With the win, the Blue & Gray improves to 6-1 while the Great Danes slide to 5-3 on the season.
 
ON THE RECORD
"I thought it was a hard-fought battle. I know that UAlbany is going to be a very competitive team in their league. I thought Micah Peavy in particular proved himself again as a veteran. I thought he dominated the game from start to finish until we took him out with about eight minutes to play. That's what veterans do and he's been in a lot of basketball games. I? thought we shared the ball and that we were getting in front of the rim. It was another game where we were just trying to stack improvement. I thought we had good balance all the way around, inside and out, but I was really impressed by how we shared the ball. We've got a really quick turnaround as we get back to playing here on Monday." - Head Coach Ed Cooley
 
"I feel like that's just Coach Cooley trusting me and putting the ball in my hands to make some decisions. It's not just me, it's a collective and I really appreciate my teammates." - Micah Peavy on his leadership on the floor
 
"Coming into halftime, we talked about being composed and not getting into any more foul trouble. That's what we're able to do heading into the second half and we were able to stop them." - Thomas Sorber
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• With 24 points, Peavy led five players in double figures, connecting on nine field goals. He paced the offense with eight assists as seven Hoyas recorded a helper in the contest to pave the way for a season-high 26 for the Hoya squad.
• Thomas Sorber notched his third double-double of the season, contributing 14 points and a squad-best 13 boards.
• Malik Mack tied a season-best performance with 16 points, sinking six shots from the field and an efficient 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.
• Jordan Burks provided a spark off the bench, tallying a season-best 11 points on an impressive 5-for-6 shooting effort.
• Drew Fielder showcased his scoring ability once again, finishing with 10 points and four helpers.
• Peavy anchored the Hoya defense with a team-high three blocks and a game-leading four steals, sharing the top mark with Jayden Epps.
• Georgetown shot 63.1% (41-65) from the floor and 40.9% (9-22) from downtown.
• The Blue & Gray controlled the boards, outrebounding the Great Danes 35-25.
• Georgetown capitalized on the defensive intensity, tallying 28 points on 18 forced turnovers from 14 steals.

 
UALBANY HIGHLIGHTS

• Amar'e Marshall and Kheni Briggs led the way for UAlbany with 17 points apiece, followed by Justin Neely who had 12 points.
• Neely grabbed a team-best five boards followed by Kacper Klaczek with three.
• The Great Danes shot 21-for-24 from the charity stripe and were 18-for-18 in the first half. From the floor, UAlbany shot 35.7% (20-56) and 31.8% (7-22) from deep.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany got off to a hot start, draining a 3-pointer followed by a bucket to jump to a quick 5-0 lead. The Hoyas reeled off 12 unanswered fueled by six from Peavy, four from Epps and a layup from Sorber to take the 12-5 advantage with 15:07 on the clock.
• An 11-2 run from the visitors gave the Great Danes the 16-14 advantage but a 10-3 run sparked by the first five from Sorber and capped by a Caleb Williams layup forced the UAlbany timeout as the Blue & Gray took the 24-19 lead (8:17).
• Georgetown extended the lead to as many as 11 (37-26, 4:30), but continued trips to the charity stripe kept UAlbany in the game and seven-straight from the Great Danes, including five from the free throw line, pulled the visiting team within four. A Peavy trey sparked a 12-2 run that included a pair of buckets from Curtis Williams Jr as the Blue & Gray took a 49-35 lead into the locker room.
• The second half saw a red hot Hoya squad that was efficient from the field, outscoring their opponents 30-10 through more than eight minutes of action to take a commanding 79-40 lead with 11:44 remaining.
• Georgetown ballooned the lead to as many as 40 (86-46, 10:09) before unloading the bench and cruising to the 100-68 victory.

 
OF NOTE

• Georgetown scored 100 points for the first time since December 8, 2021, a 100-71 victory over the visiting UMBC Retrievers at Capital One Arena.
• The Hoyas tallied their most assists (26) since December 9, 2019, a 91-74 road win at SMU.
• Saturday's game marked the highest field goal percentage (63.1%) since January 28, 2017 when the Hoyas defeated Butler 85-81 shooting 63.8% (30-47) from the floor.

 
UP NEXT
Georgetown will return to action when the Hoyas host UMBC in the District on Monday, December 2. Tipoff at Capital One Arena is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on FS1 with Dan Hellie calling the play-by-play and Kris Jenkins providing analysis. The game can be heard locally on Team 980 with Rich Chvotkin, in his 51st season as the Voice of the Hoyas, calling the action.